International Small Business Journal
Researching EntrepreneurshipThe International Small Business Journal (ISBJ) is a leading peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research papers on small business and entrepreneurship. The emphasis of the journal is on high quality, research based studies which contribute to theory, critical understanding and policy formulation on small firms.
Papers published in the ISBJ cover theoretical, methodological and empirical studies of small firms from a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. The emphasis is on research excellence in the field of enquiry, as the journal endeavours to provide a critical forum for world class contributions on the analysis of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour
This refereed journal is of relevance to academics, policy makers and analysts, in government and business, seeking to understand the sector, trade and business institutions, small business representative bodies and those in support agencies.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The ISBJ attracts submissions from researchers focusing upon theoretical, empirical, policy and practitioner issues within the fields of small business and entrepreneurship. Articles published in the ISBJ are of importance to academics, policy makers, practitioners and analysts in government and organisations, seeking to understand small businesses, entrepreneurial processes and outcomes.
The geographical scope of the Journal is worldwide. This is reflected in the membership of the Editorial Board, its readership, contributors, and subscribers. Given the dynamic and broad nature of the field of small business and entrepreneurship, the Journal is multi-disciplinary and multi-paradigmatic. Hence, papers draw upon a wide range of academic disciplines and contribute to a myriad of contemporary disciplinary debates whilst supporting theory development within the domains of small firm and entrepreneurship.
The ISBJ publishes high quality articles that employ qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method studies that provide fresh insights into new and established research questions. These may be positivist, qualitative studies or interpretivist approaches. Studies need to clearly illustrate that appropriate methods have been used to explore research question(s).
Given the broad scope of the small business and entrepreneurship fields, topics for submission are not prescribed. It is the Editorial policy to publish papers that cover both innovative and established fields of intellectual endeavour. Examples of areas of interest to ISBJ readers include: owner-managers and entrepreneurs; different 'types' of entrepreneurs and the milieu in which they operate (eg. self-employed; family firms; home-based firms; regional studies; SMEs); the entrepreneurial process, including new venture creation through to business exit; and the contributions to economy and society. Authors are encouraged to engage with the relevant contemporary literature in the field, such as psychological, sociological and economic approaches, both within and outside the entrepreneurship discipline.
| Robert Blackburn | University of Liverpool, UK |
| Patricia Lewis | University of Kent, UK |
| Endrit Kromidha | University of Birmingham, UK |
| Dominic Buccieri | Missouri Southern State University, USA |
| Martina Battisti | Grenoble Ecole de Management, France |
| Francis Greene | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Robert T Hamilton | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Dilani Jayawarna | University of Liverpool, UK |
| Peter Jennings | |
| Frank Lasch | Montpellier Business School, France |
| Christian Lechner | LUISS Business School, Italy |
| Tatiana Manolova | Bentley University, USA |
| Kevin Mole | University of Warwick, UK |
| Niina Nummela | University of Turku, Finland |
| Maija Renko | DePaul University, USA |
| Mark W J L Sanders | Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Netherlands |
| Lorna Treanor | University of Nottingham, UK |
| David Urbano | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| Susan Marlow | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Alexander Newman | Melbourne Business School, Melbourne University, Australia |
| Simon Raby | Mount Royal University, Canada |
| Benjamin Fath | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Rachel Doern | Goldsmiths University of London, UK |
| Nkechi Adeeko | University of Bristol, UK |
| Haya Al-Dajani | Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC), Saudi Arabia |
| Robert J. Bennett | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Joern Block | Universität Trier, Germany |
| Dermot Breslin | Rennes School of Business, France |
| Ross Brown | University of St Andrews, UK |
| Orla Byrne | University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Jose Casillas | University of Seville, Spain |
| Tommy Clausen | Nord University, Norway |
| Eric Clinton | Dublin City University, Ireland |
| Thomas M. Cooney | Technological University Dublin, Ireland |
| Marc Cowling | University of Derby, UK |
| Dimo Dimov | University of Bath, UK |
| Allan Discua Cruz | Lancaster University, UK |
| Carol Ekinsmyth | University of Portsmouth, UK |
| Riccardo Fini | University of Bologna, Italy |
| Wesley Friske | Missouri State University, USA |
| Johanna Gast | Montpellier University, France |
| Andrew Greenman | University of East Anglia, UK |
| Sheree Gregory | Western Sydney University, Australia |
| Vishal Gupta | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Liang Han | Henley Business School, UK |
| Jarna Heinonen | University of Turku, Finland |
| Brahim Herbane | De Montfort University, UK |
| Mikael Hilmersson | University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Luca Iandoli | St John's University, USA |
| Robin Jarvis | Brunel University, UK |
| Wei Jiang | Xiamen University, China |
| Rosalind Jones | University of Bangor, UK |
| Teemu Kautonen | United Arab Emirates University, UAE |
| Alex Kevill | University of Leeds, UK |
| Kim Klyver | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark |
| Steffen Korsgaard | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark |
| Anne Kovalainen | Turku School of Economics, Finland |
| Caleb Kwong | University of Essex, UK |
| Helena Lenihan | University of Limerick, Ireland |
| Dominic S. K. Lim | Western University, Canada |
| Oliver Mallett | University of Stirling, School of Management, UK |
| Angela Martinez Dy | Loughborough University, UK |
| Colin M Mason | Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow |
| Kristel Miller | Ulster University, UK |
| Michael H Morris | University of Notre Dame, USA |
| Fernando Munoz-Bullon | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain |
| Robert Newbury | Northumbria University , UK |
| Jay O'Toole | Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University, USA |
| Luke Pittaway | Ohio University College of Business, USA |
| Monder Ram | Aston University, UK |
| Elaine Ramsey | University of Ulster, UK |
| Einar Rasmussen | Nord University, Norway |
| Richard Roberts | Aston University, UK |
| Nick Rumens | Oxford Brookes University UK |
| Louise Scholes | University of Loughborough London, UK |
| Eleanor Shaw | Strathclyde University, Scotland, UK |
| Maura Sheehan | Napier University, UK |
| Josh Siepel | University of Sussex, UK |
| Claudia Smith | Duke University |
| Paul Steffens | The University of Adelaide, Australia |
| Pekka Stenholm | Turku University, Finland |
| Janine Swail | Auckland University Business School, New Zealand |
| Sara Thorgren | Luleå University of Technology, Sweden |
| Vartuhi Tonoyan | California State University, Fresno, USA |
| Peter van der Zwan | Leiden University, Netherlands |
| Thierry Volery | Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland |
| Robert Wapshott | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Anna Watson | University of Hertfordshire. UK |
| Anna Watson | Napier University, UK |
| Nick Williams | Leeds University, UK |
| Huan Zou | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK |
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